Rule ENR033: Verifying learner identity - persons authorised to verify documents

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Rule or condition

A verified copy of an original document is acceptable for verifying identity. A verified copy is a photocopy that has been confirmed and signed by an authorised person who has sighted the original document.

An authorised person is a person listed in the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957 as able to take declarations. This person could be a:

• Barrister or Solicitor of the High Court
• Justice of the Peace
• Notary Public
• Court Registrar or Deputy Registrar
• Member of Parliament
• Land Transport New Zealand, Public Trust, or local authority employee designated for this purpose.

When a learner is in a remote community and unable to access a person listed in the Oaths and Declarations Act, a member of the New Zealand Police, school principal, minister of religion, or general practitioner is acceptable.